The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

It's Paris in 1899. The Tower of Babel fell long ago and the fragments from it gives some people the ability to Forge.

Where there used to be four houses, only two remain: House Vanth and House Nyx.

Séverin is the rejected heir of House Vanth who's main mission is to restore his inheritance.
Hypnos is the House Nyx patriarch who also happens to be Séverin's childhood rival. He knows what Séverin is after and offers his help under one condition: Séverin recovers an artifact called the Horus Eye. The Horus Eye can locate Babel fragment.

Séverin won't be alone in his mission. Joined by his brother Tristan, Zofia who's an engineer, Enrique, a historian who also happens to be bi-sexual, and Laila, an Asian Indian dancer.

I haven't read any other books by Roshani, but I've seen praise. If her other books are written anything like The Gilded Wolves, I can easily see why.

There's something I enjoy about reading novels set in France. I feel like everything is 10x prettier in description. But Roshani has the ability to forge beauty out of death and you'll find yourself transported to the catacombs of Paris during the group's race to the Horus Eye.

One of the main things I really appreciated about The Gilded Wolves was how intricate it was. There are so many puzzles the group have to pull together to figure out how to advance to the next part of their plan. The way they all use their individual gifts and come together to help one another was beautifully well-written.

A+ for a bi-sexual representation along with a great diverse cast as well! The romance was written in a way that felt natural and not all in your face. I was rooting for the love that was slowly blossoming for sure.

Thanks to BookishFirst for allowing me to review this book! You can pre-order it here.

January TBR

Welcome to 2019 everyone!
I love this January because it seems like everyone is a little more upbeat. A new year means new things to look forward to and new goals to set and achieve. My goal is to read at least 100 books this year. In 2018 I managed to get through 104 which made me super proud of myself! Some of the books I read this year will be short books like manga or middle-grade but I still count those anyway! At least I'm reading. ;)

The Gilded Wolves will be my first read of the year. I'm currently reading this and I'm about 90 pages in.
I won it from a BookishFirst raffle in exchange for an honest review. If you haven't signed up for them I highly recommend them. You just have to read the synopsis and the first few pages then write a "first impression" and wait to see if you've been chosen. I've gotten a ton of books from them and I'm always so thankful!
This one is out on the 15th of this month, and I expect I'll finish it within a day or two. Just enough time to prepare a review on it!

Tarot was another review book that I'll be reading after The Gilded Wolves. This one isn't out until February 19th. It honestly seems so unique I got lost in the synopsis when I read it! I've included it below.

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Anna was never supposed to exist. Born of a forbidden union between the Queen and the tyrannical King’s archnemesis, Anna is forced to live out her days isolated in the Tower, with only her mentors and friends the Hermit, the Fool, and the Magician to keep her company. To pass the time, Anna imagines unique worlds populated by creatives and dreamers—the exact opposite of the King’s land of fixed fates and rigid rules—and weaves them into four glorious tapestries.
But on the eve of her sixteenth birthday and her promised release from the Tower, Anna discovers her true lineage: She’s the daughter of Marco, a powerful magician, and the King is worried that his magical gifts are starting to surface in Anna. Fearing for her life, Anna flees the Tower and finds herself in Cups, a lush, tropical land full of all the adventure, free-spiritedness, and creativity she imagined while weaving.
Anna thinks she’s found paradise in this world of beachside parties, endless food and drink, and exhilarating romance. But when the fabric of Cups begins to unravel, Anna discovers that her tapestries are more than just decoration. They’re the foundation for a new world that she is destined to create—as long as the terrors from the old world don’t catch up with her first.

Most Wanted will be the third one I pick up this month if I keep my reading streak. Sometimes I get in moods and don't pick up a book for a week or two but in order to hit 100 books I need to stay on task and keep up with books.
I receive all of Lisa's books when they come out for some reason so she's quickly became a favorite of mine. This will be the 4th or 5th one of hers I'll be reading, so it's safe to assume that she has a knack for keeping her readers engaged and coming back for more.

Thanks for reading what's on my TBR for this month! Leave a comment with some of what's on yours if you want. I love engagement and always reciprocate if possible. :)